Legal Opinion

Law Offices of Windle Turley, P.C. v. French

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 8, 2003No. 05-02-01544-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MORRIS.

In this case, we must determine whether a judgment that fails to dispose of a “counterclaim for filing a frivolous lawsuit” is a final judgment subject to appeal. After reviewing the record, we conclude the judgment is not final. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.

On February 5, 2001, the Law Offices of Windle Turley, P.C. filed this suit seeking recovery of contractual attorney’s fees allegedly owed by Robert L. French, individually and on behalf of the estate of Velma Rae French, deceased, Robert R. French, Gwenda Dunn, Linda…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Roark v. AllenTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Jobe v. Lapidus, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  3. Thompson v. Beyer, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2002

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Law Offices of Windle Turley, P.C. v. French, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  2. Antonio Arriaga and Inez Lara Rosales v. Obdulia Martinez Arriaga, Antonio Martinez Arriaga Jr., and Reyna Luisa Martinez Arriaga, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015
  3. Christopher Dupuy v. Heather Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2022

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